i to am thinking of buying the escort ,and would like to know how you are getting on with it , ive already had the baikel mp153 and found it to be an exellant gun ,,,,,,but its very long even though its a 28 inch barrel it towers above the baretta wich is also 28 inch barrel when stood side by side ,,,i found it a bit long for hide shooting and use to struggle abit ,but a good gun for shooting fox ,so ive sold it and am looking for a replacment which is looking to be a escort 3 inch semi auto in wood ................so thought i,d let you test yours first ha ha ha